Untitled
The Met
Artist: Hashimoto Gahō(Japanese, 1835–1908)
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Album leaf; ink and color on silk
Dimensions: 14 1/8 x 10 3/8 in. (35.9 x 26.4 cm)
Credit Line: Charles Stewart Smith Collection, Gift of Mrs. Charles Stewart Smith, Charles Stewart Smith Jr., and Howard Caswell Smith, in memory of Charles Stewart Smith, 1914
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A young boy leads a large water buffalo through shallow water, with tall grass and birds
Detailed Description
A vertical painting depicts a young boy leading a water buffalo through shallow water. In the lower left, a barefoot boy, dressed in light-colored, loose-fitting robes, walks to the right. He holds a thin stick in his right hand and a rope, which is attached to the buffalo's nose, in his left. Beside him, a large, dark gray water buffalo with short, curved horns walks through the water, its body partially submerged. Ripples are visible around the animals' legs. Behind the boy and buffalo, a dense bank of tall, thin green grass rises from the water's edge, extending across the middle ground. The upper half of the painting features a pale, muted sky with a faint reddish-orange glow near the horizon on the right side. Two small, dark bird silhouettes fly in the upper right portion of the sky. In the upper left corner, two columns of dark characters are visible above a red square seal. The overall color palette is soft, dominated by muted grays, greens, and pale pinks.
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